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A Successful Calamity

WITH A SNAP OF HIS FINGERS HE THROWS MILLIONS AWAY BECAUSE HE WANTED LAUGHS! He turned from a human check book into a human being and taught his family to laugh!

5.2

1932•1h 12m

Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton and a pair of spoiled grown children, Peggy and Eddie. To test his family's mettle, Henry pretends to have gone broke. Just as he suspected they would, his children rally to their father's side and change their ways: Peggy forsakes the fortune hunter George Struthers for the nice young man she's really in love with, the polo coach Larry Rivers, while Eddie applies for a demanding job and performs admirably. Only Sweetie seems to desert Henry.

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Cast

Photo of George Arliss

George Arliss

Henry Wilton

Photo of Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton

Photo of Evalyn Knapp

Evalyn Knapp

Peggy Wilton

Photo of Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Connors

Photo of William Janney

William Janney

Eddie Wilton

Photo of David Torrence

David Torrence

Partington

Photo of Hardie Albright

Hardie Albright

George Struthers

Photo of Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Larry Rivers

Photo of Hale Hamilton

Hale Hamilton

John Belde

Photo of Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio Bonanova

Pietro Rafaelo

Photo of Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

President of the United States

Photo of Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Barney Davis

Photo of Elspeth Dudgeon

Elspeth Dudgeon

Musicale Guest (uncredited)

Photo of Allan Lane

Allan Lane

Polo Player (uncredited)

Photo of Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)

Photo of Murray Kinnell

Murray Kinnell

Alfred Curtis - The Broker

Photo of Harold Minjir

Harold Minjir

Watson - Eddie's Valet (as Harold Minjur)

Photo of Barbara Leonard

Barbara Leonard

Pauline - The French Maid

Photo of Eula Guy

Eula Guy

Jane - the Cook's Helper

Photo of Virginia Hammond

Virginia Hammond

Mrs. Langstreet

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